??? For force pop NMs

[Byrth]

As for Server-Client differences between JPs and NAs, JPs may have a slight advantage on average, but the latency between your computer receiving the information and displaying it is large enough that it doesn't matter as much as you might think. By and large, I've always felt this is just a crutch NAs lean on when they're outclaimed. JPs use the same excuse.

When you use the <stnpc> "macro", the cursor is already out before the ??? spawns and will default to the ??? when it spawns if you do it right. It's really just a matter of how quickly you detect the change and hit X/Enter, or your reflex time. I very very rarely get outclaimed using this method. /targetnpc would literally have to target it before it spawned to be better than this.

[Lasareth]

When you use the <stnpc> "macro", the cursor is already out before the ??? spawns and will default to the ??? when it spawns if you do it right. It's really just a matter of how quickly you detect the change and hit X/Enter, or your reflex time. I very very rarely get outclaimed using this method. /targetnpc would literally have to target it before it spawned to be better than this.

While it's probably down to each person's own ability to react, I would argue that mashing a /targetnpc macro (absolute output, no reaction time involved) does acquire the target as fast as if not faster than the time it takes to visually recognize then react to the appearance of the ??? (input, reaction, output). However the difference is probably minimal between two people who are used to each respective macro/way of claiming. I think the problem in this particular case lies in the user and not the method.

As I've said the macro I posted has worked great for me and requires no thinking or sharp reflexes. (autopilot works better in some people's cases) I still believe it is a very valid method to pop with fair reliability.